Courtesy photoLucy, owned by Madeline Sagorski of Cedar Springs, spent a recent day in Sand Lake hamming it up for photographers as part of a photo shoot for Dog Fancy magazine and a print advertising campaign for Eukanuba.

Lucy won the grand prize in the national Eukanuba 28-day Challenge contest. Unleashed reported last month that the 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever was one of five finalists and, shortly after that, Madeline Sagorski, Lucy's owner, was informed her dog had won.

"We've already done the photo shoot, so I've known for a while," Sagorski said Monday, the day the winner was announced. "The photo shoot was amazing. They brought lunch, goodies for Lucy, a video crew, photographers. There were lots of photos capturing the day. And Lucy got to go to the groomer, so she looked great."

The photo shoot, at Sagorski's parents Sand Lake home, was for a spread in Dog Fancy magazine's September issue, due on news stands in August. A behind-the-scenes video also was shot.

“The goal of the contest was to find the best example of a dog going from good to extraordinary as a result of our premium nutrition,” Manuel Miyar, associate marketing director for Eukanuba, said in a press release. “Lucy is a fantastic example of a beautiful dog who with the right nutrition flourished in just 28 days. We’re very proud to name Lucy a Eukanuba dog and look forward to sharing her advertising and magazine debut with America in the coming months.”

Lucy also will appear in a print advertising campaign for Eukanuba, as a poster dog for the 28-day Challenge contest.

"They took some glamorous shots of Lucy and I'm excited to see those," Sagorski said. "Lucy did an awesome job. She was well behaved. They did some shots in the lake and in the field. It was fun for me, too."